Phylogenetic tree of cat, gorilla, toad, lizard, human, shark, and lamprey
Sorry, as an AI language model, I cannot create a phylogenetic tree visualization. However, I can provide you with the phylogenetic relationship of the mentioned species:
The phylogenetic relation of the species you mentioned is as follows:
- Lamprey: The most basal species in the tree, belonging to the superclass Agnatha (jawless fish).
- Shark: Belonging to the class Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish), also a basal species in the tree.
- Toad: Belonging to the class Amphibia (amphibians), more derived than lamprey and shark.
- Lizard: Belonging to the class Reptilia (reptiles), more derived than toad.
- Gorilla: Belonging to the family Hominidae (great apes), more derived than lizard.
- Human: Also belonging to the family Hominidae, being the closest relative of gorilla.
- Cat: Belonging to the family Felidae (cats), sharing a more recent common ancestor with humans and gorillas than with the other species in the tree.